The U.S. Army has transferred command authority for the first military organization to join Army Futures Command.
The service branch said Thursday the Training and Doctrine Command Analysis Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., will now operate under AFC as part of ongoing reorganization efforts to build the subordinate organizations of the new command.Â
TRAC was established in 1986 as part of the Army Training and Doctrine Command and currently employs over 300 people.Â
Lt. Col. Matt Jensen, operations analyst for TRAC, said the center conducts research and analysis of operations and future scenarios to guide Army and defense leaders in the decision-making process.
Gen. John Murray, commanding general of AFC, TRAC will now stand for “The Research and Analysis Center.â€
The Army established AFC in August to lead the modernization efforts for the U.S. military.
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